Buzz Break: 2023-24 Panini Select basketball cards (blaster)

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The box: 2023-24 Panini Select basketball cards (blaster)
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Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

Keep reading for a full breakdown of what was in this one along with a gallery of images.

Packs per box: 6
Cards per pack: 4
Cards per box: 24
Base (Concourse) set completion: 0 of 100
Duplicates: 0

Base cards: None as all parallel cards in retail.

Rookie Cards: None as all parallel cards in retail.

Inserts/SPs: 24 (all cards from box in gallery below)
Blue Concourse parallels (12) – Jayson Tatum, Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey, Cameron Johnson, Devin Booker, Jaylen Brown, Mikal Bridges, Damian Lillard, Alperen Sengun, Karl-Anthony Towns, Bam Adebayo, Michael Porter Jr.
Blue Concourse Rookie Card parallels (5) – Gradey Dick, Nick Smith Jr., Andre Jackson Jr., Jordan Hawkins, Julian Strawther
Blue Silver Concourse parallels (1) – Kawhi Leonard
Silver Concourse parallels (1) – DeAndre Ayton
Green-White-Purple Concourse parallels (1) – Keyonte George
Orange Flash Concourse parallels (1) – Andre Jackson Jr.
Blue Premier parallels (1) – Ben Sheppard
Orange Flash Courtside parallels (1) – Brandon Ingram
Neon Icon (1) – Anthony Black

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: Generally speaking, especially with retail of this brand, I like the approach for Select ... so I grabbed a couple of these with one name in mind -- Victor Wembayama -- but struck out. (That's OK, I won big when I dabbled with Prizm -- see this month's Making The Grade.) This one had some depth in the rookies and some rookies in the rarer parallels, too, just not The Big Guy. One I think might be a little better than the rest but over time I'm not sure if anything will hold up since there's plenty to be made here. Everything in retail being a parallel of some sort is a move that could make these more popular over time as people turn this direction after hobby boxes are ripped and dry up. The tiered approach here adds variety but this one didn't feel as impactful as the WWE or NFL versions but maybe this box is just one that didn't have as much going on -- maybe boxes can be better here. ... Mezzanine are only found here and Flash Prizms are only in blasters and there are rarities here like Tiger and Zebra cards as well as ink to be found, too. (That odds panel is loaded.) If you're not committed enough to do full-on hobby boxes or other pricier ones (I'm not), these are a good way to dabble or even dig in hard.

Product Grade: A- (retail version grade ... I don't mind the color on everything)
Box Grade: B+
Fun Grade: B- (a ton of parallel/tier variety here -- a ton of blue -- but only one traditional insert)

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